Drawing to communicate
Drawing and comic book workshop for 12- to 17-year-olds 4 February – 11 March 2022
Through a series of six sessions, we’ll address all the main problems related to the art of drawing (management of mass and space, light and shadow, anatomy, dynamism, colour, etc.), favouring the natural development of each individual student’s personal style. The workshop path will proceed on two parallel tracks, one theoretical and the other practical, aimed at analysing the medium in all its formal, historical and stylistic facets and in its concrete methods of creation.
In collaboration with Redhouse Lab
Managing mass
- Friday 4 February 2022 at 17:30 - 19:30
Introduction to tools. Managing figures and polygonal construction.
Principles of anatomy
- Friday 11 February 2022 at 17:30 - 19:30
The human face, male and female figure. Proportions.
The technique of storytelling
- Friday 18 February 2022 at 17:30 - 19:30
Introductory notions on the language of comics; Summary of comic languages: serial, graphic novel, strip, satirical cartoons, comic journalism, webcomics. Classroom exercises
Scenarios
- Friday 25 February 2022 at 17:30 - 19:30
Overview of the different stylistic and production schools: Comics, BD, Manga, Historietas, Classic Adventure Comic. Subject and scenarios. Basics of how to write a comic book story.
Table structure and comic soundtrack
- Friday 4 March 2022 at 17:30 - 19:30
The graphic setting of a comic book: cartoon type and layout (table, strips...).Theory of framing: what are Plan and Field and how to use them expressively. Captions, balloons, onomatopoeia and dynamic lines. Lettering. Style. Basic exercises
Illustration
- Friday 11 March 2022 at 17:30 - 19:30
Overview of the world of Illustration. Psycho-perceptual bases of visual communication, shapes and colours. General introduction to illustrated drawing and its tools.
Basic exercises
